Magic Is Learned For Nothing [EN]: Chapter 35

Magic is a Waste to Learn – 35

# 35

Learn Magic 3

Legion massaged his temples. His head was throbbing.

Just to be sure, he asked if 9th Circle Archmages also solved magic like this, and they confirmed it.

Nine formulas are presented in a row, and what were they called again?

Limits? Factoring? Integration, differentiation, vectors, probability, statistics, approximation, and so on. They have to be combined and solved quickly using all of those.

He couldn’t understand any of it.

He felt like he understood why wizards were prone to constipation and hemorrhoids.

They memorize and combine those crazy formulas every day, so it would be stranger if they didn’t get those diseases. He realized that the ‘Helicobacter Pylori Go Away’ passive skill was truly perfect for wizards.

“Try again. What is 7*13*73?”

Hundreds of question marks popped up in Legion’s head. Even when he tried to use his fingers, Lich Mamon glared and shouted that it was absolutely forbidden.

Are you going to be frustrated with just 2nd Circle magic?

Yes.

I am frustrated.

-Hang in there. That’s all I can say.

Shut up. I’m doomed.

-Is it that difficult? I can finish the calculation in 0.0001 seconds.

Damn it, Mark. There’s no end to your boasting.

-Haa. There’s only one way.

What?

-You have to increase your intelligence. Do this. Learn magic in the morning and exercise in the afternoon to lose weight.

Who am I going to exercise with? I need a knight I know. They’re all my uncle’s subordinates.

-You have Sepia. Why are you looking far away when you have the strongest escort knight?

Hey, let’s be clear.

-What?

What do you think will happen if I spar with Sepia?

-What, what will happen? You’ll come back from the brink of death.

Coming back from the brink of death is lucky. Usually, you just die. Didn’t you see Mamon get crushed by one punch from Sepia? There’s no time to scream.

-Then keep living as a pig. Either lose weight to increase your intelligence. It’s entirely up to you. You only need to raise it to 110 to use 2nd Circle magic.

Huh~ 110? How much weight do I have to gain then?

-About 200 kilograms.

Crazy! Are you trying to kill me?

-Were you born with two balls and can’t even do that?

Hey, hey! Losing 200 kilograms isn’t as easy as it sounds.

-Since you have to lose the weight you already have, it’s 250 kilograms.

I’m doomed. I’m doomed. 250 kilograms. My knee joints will break soon, and I’ll have to walk with a cane at a young age.

-I’ll be honest.

What are you being honest about?

-You should aim to be a great wizard. Do you know that?

I used to aim for that. I’m frustrated right now.

-How much intelligence do you think you need to freely use spells up to the 5th Circle?

Don’t tell me. I don’t want to hear it.

-You need to have 140.

The moment Legion heard 140, he raised both arms.

I surrender. I’m not going to be a wizard. I’ll just live like this and die. I’m just not going to be smart.

Well, it’s not like it’s that inconvenient to have a little less intelligence.

Mark was startled when he read Legion’s true feelings.

Oh? This won’t do.

Giving up is a big problem.

Well, even he thought it would be terrible. Having to lose almost 1 ton of weight. If he were human, he would feel hopeless and see no future. He needed to comfort this human a little.

According to the Artificial Intelligence Act, he can’t lie to his owner, but he can manipulate information as much as he wants.

Judging from Legion’s intelligence, he could deceive him more than 1,000 times a day, but he decided not to.

Day by day, he gains weight, and day by day, his intelligence decreases.

It’s a bit pitiful.

-Actually, raising it to 140 was necessary, but not essential.

Why?

-If you raise your intelligence to 110, you can install an auxiliary artificial neuron.

Auxiliary artificial neuron? What is that?

-In simple terms, it’s an automatic arithmetic unit. It’s an auxiliary device that automatically solves the next formula after you solve the first one.

Oooooh! That’s good.

Then I can do that right now.

-Again, you have to do the input. You have to master at least 2nd Circle magic. Intelligence of 110 is enough.

So, if I solve a certain formula, the auxiliary device will solve the remaining formulas?

-Your brain suddenly works well in these situations. That’s right. Again, you only need to raise it to 110.

Hope arose on Legion’s face.

Losing 850 kilograms is really impossible, but somehow, losing 250 kilograms feels doable.

“Mamon!”

“Yes, Master.”

“Show me the 2nd Circle magic I’m going to learn again.”

“Understood, Master. Lightning Shock!”

Mamon raised the Dark Staff.

The soul gem on the Dark Staff was swallowed by Legion. The gem currently on the Dark Staff was a temporary one. He heard that it needed to be charged whenever there was time because of the lack of mana.

He felt a little sorry.

He heard that soul gems were very rare and precious items. He should buy a good gem later when he has money.

Lightning Shock was fired from Mamon’s Dark Staff.

Crackle, it shattered the floor of the indoor training ground. It was indeed 2nd Circle magic. The destructive power was on a different level from the 1st Circle magic, Fireball.

The reason Legion was trying to learn Lightning Shock was simple.

It was the easiest to link with his Iron Eyes passive skill.

According to Mark, if mana supported it, the minimum attack power of the Iron Eyes passive skill * Lightning Shock would be 2,300.

Isn’t that amazing?

Temporarily, his overall combat power becomes similar to that of Lich Mamon.

“It’s still cool.”

Legion, who saw Lich Mamon’s Lightning Shock, clapped and nodded. He felt better because he had hope and a goal.

“But there’s one thing I’m curious about.”

“Ask me anything.”

“Why is the color of Lightning Shock dark and dull?”

“Hmm, you might not know. I understand. You’re still a beginner when it comes to magic.”

Lich Mamon nodded and answered simply.

“It’s because it’s black magic.”

“Ah, black magic. That’s right, right. I see. Then I’ll ask one more thing.”

“Anything.”

“What’s the difference between black magic and white magic?”

Lich Mamon shrugged as if he didn’t expect him to not even know that.

“Isn’t it the color?”

“Color?”

“Yes, the magic of black magic is black and gloomy. White magic is bright and brilliant. It’s the difference in color.”

“Is that all?”

“What else do you expect?”

Legion was a little annoyed.

Then why are they so eager to kill each other? Okay. Then I’ll create a faction later.

Blue magic, red magic, green magic, yellow magic, pink magic. There are many.

* * *

Ten days had passed.

From Legion’s point of view, it was quite a fulfilling day. This year was the most intense year of his life.

He didn’t know how many kilograms he had lost.

The weather was slowly getting warmer, but it was still cold. Still, Legion went back and forth to the Dusselruf mountain range with Sepia every day without fail.

Legion’s appearance now is quite different from before.

He arrived at the mansion with Sepia. His eyes were fierce from how much he had suffered. His clothes were also a mess.

Still, his gait was very energetic.

-Intelligence reached 99. Recovered previous intelligence. Thanks to that, overall combat power also exceeded 130. Very excellent result.

He worked so hard, but he only regained his previous intelligence. He still needs to raise it by 11 more.

-Strike while the iron is hot. Increase your intelligence even more.

How much weight do I have to lose?

-105 kilograms.

Damn it, I’m going to throw up.

He had only just passed the 5th ridge. There was still a long way to go.

-If you lose only 105 kilograms, you’ll say goodbye to dieting forever. Sayonara! [Japanese for “goodbye”]

What is sayonara?

-There is such a thing.

Okay, let’s cheer up. 105 kilograms. Not much left.

Legion entered the mansion.

“You’ve worked hard.”

The head maid, Hazelra, approached and took the fur coat Legion was wearing. Rohas also approached and took his sword. From some point on, the servants and maids were very kind.

They had never been like that before.

They only called him Master, but their eyes were very cold. Was it because he gave away a lot of farming tools for free?

Young maids who had not yet married hid and looked at Legion.

-As expected, our lord looks handsome when he loses weight. He’s a pretty boy. A pretty boy.

-I think he would be pretty even if he dressed up as a woman.

-No. Look at the overflowing wildness in the lord these days. He’s a man now.

-Smell the overflowing hormones. It’s intoxicating.

-That’s right. His shoulders have gotten so broad. I went into the room to heat up the lord’s bath last time.

-Really? Did you see? Did you see?

-Hehehe, I saw it.

-Wow, I’m jealous. How was it?

-His chest was wide open, and his abdominal muscles were as good as any knight. And…….

-And what?

-Ah, I can’t say it. I’m embarrassed.

-Tell me quickly. What did you see? What exactly.

-That.

-Really that?

-Really that.

The maids swallowed hard. Their eyes became very sparkling.

-How was it?

-It looked sturdier than words. A raging male lion.

-Oh my, oh my, oh my! Really?

-Hoo, this is a big problem. After seeing that, my boyfriend looks like… a rabbit.

After that, the maids’ eyes changed 180 degrees.

* * *

Legion suppressed his anger.

Thinking about what happened in the morning made his anger rise.

Paind had donated all of his property. Still, as a knight, he kept his promise to the letter. But that bastard kept his promise, so why did he bring his family? His family cried and cried in front of Legion, making a river of tears.

Paind’s mother even sat down on the floor and cried for a long time, saying that they had nowhere to escape the rain now.

Damn it, thanks to that, his luck dropped by -3 and his misfortune rose by +3.

As his luck decreased and his misfortune increased, really unlucky things happened that he had never even thought of before.

Bird poop three times in the same spot.

-You’re really unlucky. How can this happen?

The first time, something fell on his head.

What is this? He touched it with his hand. It was bird poop. Damn it! Annoyed, he looked up at the sky, and damn it, the second bird poop entered his mouth.

He choked on it.

Even more absurd things happened.

-Bird poop has been disassembled. It doesn’t have much nutrition, so please don’t consume it often.

Crazy…….

He was so dumbfounded that he couldn’t move, and then the damn bird poop flew into his face again.

It was a really annoying day, but how good would it have been if it had ended there?

Parrying, whom he risked his life for.

Honestly, he wanted to kill him, but he didn’t. It was because he was afraid that if he cut off his head, his luck would drop by -100 and his misfortune would rise by 100, and he might get struck by lightning three times in a clear sky.

So he let him go.

“You bring all your property too.”

How benevolent is the lord? He could have killed him, but he only confiscated his property and spared his life. Parrying must swear allegiance to me for generations. Thank you for saving me.

“I understand, Lord.”

That bastard, he definitely said that in the morning.

But…….

That bastard stabbed him in the back.

“Parrying… why aren’t you bringing your property?”

I said with dignity.

Parrying laughed. From the moment I saw him laughing, I felt very dirty.

“It’s all my property.”

That bastard politely handed over two gold coins.

“Are you kidding me?”

“Is it real?”

Parrying took out a piece of paper from his pocket and handed it over.

“Take a look at this.”

Take a look? Why is this bastard suddenly talking informally again…….

“The vice-lord confiscated all of my property. Even the clothes I’m wearing now belong to the vice-lord. My property is all those two gold coins.”

“Stop joking.”

“It’s not a joke. Here, look.”

Parrying shook the paper.

“Can’t you see it well because it’s too far away? Then I’ll read it to you. Listen carefully.”

“…….”

He understood roughly even before he started reading it. He had notarized in the morning that he would spare his life if he handed over all of his property, so this bastard must have been playing tricks in the middle.

Anger bubbled up.

Should I give that face a fireball?

“According to Article 12 of the Kingdom Law, all of Parrying’s property is transferred to Vice-Lord Julian, who recognized it.”

He was so angry.

Parrying also added that if he had any complaints, he should go to Vice-Lord Julian.

“How about it? Are you going to cancel the notarization?”

Legion almost grabbed the back of his neck at the last words.

Damn bastard! He was indeed smart enough to be a wizard. In the end, he couldn’t say anything and returned home, but he was so angry that he couldn’t control his anger.

So he felt dirty all day, but just before the sun set, a good idea suddenly came to mind.

His face of injustice came to mind, and he suddenly felt better.